Qatar Airways Launches Flights to Phnom Penh,
Cambodia

Qatar Airways has launched its first ever
flights to the Kingdom of Cambodia.

Qatar Airways’ Doha – Phnom Penh route is being
operated daily with an Airbus A330 in a two-class configuration of up to
248 seats in Economy Class and up to 36 in Business. Flights
operate via Ho Chi Minh city in Vietnam.

“I take this opportunity to thank the Cambodian
Government and local airport authorities for their great support
in helping us launch daily flights to this wonderful country,”
said Qatar Airways Chief Executive Officer,
Akbar Al Baker. “Though Cambodia is one of the fastest growing economies
in South East Asia, it has an air travel market that is highly underserved. Qatar Airways is here to fill this void and we look
forward to working with the travel trade and our business partners
to make this a hugely successful operation. Qatar Airways can seamlessly
connect travellers from Cambodia via our Doha hub to diverse
cities like Paris, London, Frankfurt, Zurich, Milan, Dubai, Cape
Town, New York and Montreal. At the same time, with our new
daily service between Doha and Phnom Penh, we offer travellers
from around the world access to heritage tourist spots in Cambodia
such as the world famous Angkor Wat temple in Siem Reap and the
picturesque beach island resorts in Sihanoukville.”

The tourism
industry, Cambodia’s second largest income source, received 3.6
million international tourists in 2012, a 24% increase on
the year before. Cambodia is also home to a new industry following
the recent discovery of oil and minerals, offering huge potential
for overseas investors.